coolchris160

andreaserben wrote:excited to join you guys.
contemplating what to bring since most woot-wines are likely well known already to many of you?
hmmmm...

I'm in the same exact boat. I'm excited to make it to one of these events finally, but I'm not sure what I should bring. I'm thinking I might bring some cheese since my wine collection doesn't contain anything spectacular like some of the wines that have mentioned so far.

andreaserben

coolchris160 wrote:I'm in the same exact boat. I'm excited to make it to one of these events finally, but I'm not sure what I should bring. I'm thinking I might bring some cheese since my wine collection doesn't contain anything spectacular like some of the wines that have mentioned so far.

I am thinking I might bring one of the few non-woot (and non Trader Joe's) wines that I have around that I never had wanted to open... likely something from Europe. Might not be a great wine, but if it is educational, that would also be valuable.

coynedj

andreaserben wrote:I am thinking I might bring one of the few non-woot (and non Trader Joe's) wines that I have around that I never had wanted to open... likely something from Europe. Might not be a great wine, but if it is educational, that would also be valuable.

In addition to the Iron Horse Cab Franc (a Woot wine), I'll be bringing a Spanish wine I picked up a year or two ago. Variety is good, especially if we can get away with calling it educational!

I started out on Burgundy but soon hit the harder stuff. Bob Dylan, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

hdavis4000

Wow!! Looks like we are going to have a great turn out! I do plan on having BBQ pulled chicken and some sort of a salad available along with everything else others are bringing to munch on.
Getting excited to get everyone together! Any questions, just let me know!

andreaserben

coynedj wrote:In addition to the Iron Horse Cab Franc (a Woot wine), I'll be bringing a Spanish wine I picked up a year or two ago. Variety is good, especially if we can get away with calling it educational!

I am 'recontemplating' bringing that wine I was thinking about. It is a bit too much on the low end perhaps and has not been stored properly... hmmmmm

Have you guys had the "Mirage - Fizzy not bad cab" they sold last year and earlier this year? Definitely a conversation piece how it develops once the fizz is gone (= needs decanting).
Maybe I should just post a list of my woot purchases to see if someone is like 'I always wanted to try that!' - lol

pengu1n

coynedj wrote:Don't drink the top stuff first - I'll probably be getting there a little late.

I am driving Andreas up with myself and we will be there a little late also as I am going to Midwest Supplies to get some ingredients. That and if he isn't a serial killer and stabs me in the car since nobody has met him.

I have my 2 bottles of Darkness for the vertical, a bottle of 2005 Noceto Marmeletta, some various homebrew beers, and my food will be a pineapple/jalapeno combo wrapped in venison and then grilled.

Alaska1, I also brought a 4-pack of beers for you. We never connected about a trade but bringing some just in case. 2012 Burbon County, 2012 Founders IS, 2012 Founders Backwoods Bastard, and a 2012 Big Eddy IS.

pengu1n

Re: Surly vertical. I may sound like a jackass bringing this up, but I'd like to be able to set aside some time to do this correctly where we (the people supplying the bottles, Alaska1, and whomever I am missing) can get together and sit down and get a couple ounces of each and compare them side by side. It sounds like there will be a housefull of people, and it would be a shame not to do a proper tasting of these bottles (standing in the kitchen or livingroom). I am not saying that we guzzle it all ourselves, but let the people creating the vertical have first dibs...if you understand where I am coming from.

Heather, do you have some smaller plastic cups for this or would you like me to pick some up? I figure some of those clear punch cups you see at weddings/graduations would work perfect.

Alaska1

pengu1n wrote:Re: Surly vertical. I may sound like a jackass bringing this up, but I'd like to be able to set aside some time to do this correctly where we (the people supplying the bottles, Alaska1, and whomever I am missing) can get together and sit down and get a couple ounces of each and compare them side by side. It sounds like there will be a housefull of people, and it would be a shame not to do a proper tasting of these bottles (standing in the kitchen or livingroom). I am not saying that we guzzle it all ourselves, but let the people creating the vertical have first dibs...if you understand where I am coming from.

Heather, do you have some smaller plastic cups for this or would you like me to pick some up? I figure some of those clear punch cups you see at weddings/graduations would work perfect.

andreaserben

pengu1n wrote:I am driving Andreas up with myself and we will be there a little late also as I am going to Midwest Supplies to get some ingredients. That and if he isn't a serial killer and stabs me in the car since nobody has met him.

hdavis4000

pengu1n wrote:Re: Surly vertical. I may sound like a jackass bringing this up, but I'd like to be able to set aside some time to do this correctly where we (the people supplying the bottles, Alaska1, and whomever I am missing) can get together and sit down and get a couple ounces of each and compare them side by side. It sounds like there will be a housefull of people, and it would be a shame not to do a proper tasting of these bottles (standing in the kitchen or livingroom). I am not saying that we guzzle it all ourselves, but let the people creating the vertical have first dibs...if you understand where I am coming from.

Heather, do you have some smaller plastic cups for this or would you like me to pick some up? I figure some of those clear punch cups you see at weddings/graduations would work perfect.

I have cups, not clear plastic ones though. If you want clear ones pick some up! See you guys when you get here!

coolchris160

Unfortunately I am home already. I had a great time though and it was a pleasure to meet all of you. I'm already looking forward to the next MN gathering! I will post the pictures once I get them uploaded online. Thank you to all those who attended and brought food/cheese/chocolates/wine/beer to share. And thanks to Heather & Patrick for hosting the event. I think everyone had a great time!

tomatillo

Foiled again!
Looking forward to finally seeing you guys again next time around. hdavis4000, Thanks for putting yourselves out there to host -- hope a good time was had and the house is still in one piece!

Edit: scrolling through this thread, saw lots of black squares. Wonder whether MN has more woot oenophiles, percentage wise, than other states.

andreaserben

btw. if you guys are interested in double/triple/quadruple splitting a case sometimes, let me know. e.g. the Cycle Gladiator from Hahn right now up on woot... I cannot justify ordering a full case for myself. Would also be willing to trade with something of comparable value (e.g. for this offer the 'fizzy Mirage' would be in a similar woot-price-range) if someone is interested.

andreaserben

Probably about 10 "wooter"-IDs, but then significant others and co-workers brought it up to 20 (18-25) 'grown ups' sipping adult juice and indulging in a premium beer vertical and a smaller bunch of little monsters (<10) getting a sugar rush

coolchris160

andreaserben wrote:Probably about 10 "wooter"-IDs, but then significant others and co-workers brought it up to 20 (18-25) 'grown ups' sipping adult juice and indulging in a premium beer vertical and a smaller bunch of little monsters (<10) getting a sugar rush

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